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Gas prices climb across WA through April
MOSES LAKE — Gas prices across Washington continued their upward trajectory throughout April, mirroring national v…
Public health programs see surge in students amid pandemic
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As the novel coronavirus emerged in the news in January, Sarah Keeley was working as a medical scribe and considering what to do with her biology degree.
Thai lawmakers debate demands for constitutional changes
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s political battleground shifted Tuesday from the streets to the country’s Parliament, where lawmakers are considering proposals to amend the constitution, one of the core demands of the nat…
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Dangerous Hurricane Iota makes landfall on Nicaragua coast
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Powerful Hurricane Iota made landfall on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast late Monday, threatening catastrophic damage to the same part of Central America already battered by equally strong Hur…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Governors ratchet up restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving
Georgia official says Graham asked him about tossing ballots
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Monday that U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham asked him whether he had the power to reject certain absentee ballots, a question he interpreted as a suggestio…
Hong Kong orders building inspections after deadly fire
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities will inspect 2,500 older residential buildings after a deadly fire killed seven people in what an elected official said may have been an unlicensed restaurant operating in an …
Hurricane Iota's front edge pushing onto Nicaragua coast
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The front edge of powerful Hurricane Iota began battering Nicaragua's Caribbean coast Monday night, threatening catastrophic damage to the same part of Central America already battered by …
Baltimore mayor vetoes renaming Christopher Columbus obelisk
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore's mayor has vetoed a bill that would have rededicated a Christopher Columbus monument to victims of police violence, sharing concerns with the city's police commissioner that the two-stor…
British diplomat praised for saving drowning woman in China
BEIJING (AP) — A British diplomat is being praised for saving a drowning woman in southwestern China.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST
2nd virus vaccine shows striking success in US tests
Biden filling out top White House team with campaign vets
ATLANTA (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is drawing from the senior ranks of his campaign to fill out an increasingly diverse White House leadership team.
Tanker truck carrying gas explodes in Mexico, killing 13
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A double-tanker truck carrying liquified cooking gas lost control and flipped on a highway in western Mexico, caught fire and exploded, killing at least a dozen people in nearby vehicles Monday, …
Man in prison for murder charged in 1989 cold case killing
STAFFORD, Va. (AP) — A man imprisoned for killing a former girlfriend and federal worker in Washington a decade ago pleaded guilty Monday to slaying his estranged wife who disappeared from her Virginia home in 1989…